aficionado
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌæfɪʃəˈnɑːdoʊ/
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aficionado
- He is an aficionado of jazz music and frequently attends live performances in the city.
- flamenco aficionados
- jazz aficionados
- art aficionados
And now how are we, as Pop Tart aficionados, supposed to react?
- And now how are we, as Pop Tart aficionados, supposed to react?
- But since I've become quite the aficionado in skin care.
- And so the way I look at it, if you were a Bitcoin aficionado, you'd say proof of work.
- And this dude is also a bit of a Pokémon aficionado.
- A lot of people have to overcome bitter aversion to to become coffee aficionados.
- OK, This is not to upset the aficionados and I will put in some nomenclature, but here we go.
- At the time, he was the highest ranking gangster to break his blood oath, earning him the ire of mob aficionados who dubbed him a rat.
- Now, no studies have actually looked at the the the the system of microdosing that the aficionados are claiming.
- On this last tour in England, I was I was traveling with this band Bird Cloud, who are alcohol aficionados.
- On this last tour in England, I was, I was travelling with this band Bird Cloud, who are alcohol aficionados.
Examples
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Young Laurence informs me that you are an aficionado of the theater, Miss March.
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However, my master is an aficionado of the bullfight.
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Being something of a car aficionado, I had been waiting for this day for months.
Fiction book (1999) -
Hey there, yourself, uh, fellow facial hair aficionado.
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Are you an aficionado of Benjamin Pierce?
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If you aren't an aficionado of this style, this book will help you.
Academic text (2012) -
We must all become cricket aficionados.
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However, in the United States, most of the duo's success remained among blues aficionados.
Academic text (2014) -
I went with two people who are true magic aficionados and they know all of the card tricks and they couldn't figure this out.
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Milkweed was brought to Hawaii by an aficionado of monarch butterflies, which rely on milkweed as a host plant.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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3.4
A person who is very interested and excited about a hobby or subject
45
6.1
A person who is very interested in and knows a lot about a subject
37
4.7
A person who likes an activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it
27
8.6
A person who knows a lot about good food, art, or other things people enjoy
25
6.0
A person who strongly likes and follows someone or something
15
7.4
A person who loves and cares for a specific animal or thing as a hobby
A woman who loves and knows a lot about a hobby or subject, like music
A person who loves an activity very much and spends a lot of time on it
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word aficionado comes from Spanish afición, which means 'fondness' or 'love' for something, so an aficionado is someone who really likes and knows a subject. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word affection or a 'fan'—that's why an aficionado is a very excited person who knows a lot about a topic.